How do you use Ladled in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Ladled meaning
simple past and past participle of ladle
Using Ladled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of ladle
Context around Ladled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ladled
- In this selection, "ladled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gravy, benefit, onto, generously and atop stand out and add context to how "ladled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include another benefit ladled on top and bones is ladled atop fries. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ladled" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ladled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The mushy peas were ladled generously over the chips. (9 words)
This would be another benefit ladled on top of existing benefits. (11 words)
It was stained black, as if someone had ladled tar over its bark. (13 words)
If the suspect turns out to be guilty, then the police should be exonerated, for then they have only ladled out to the murderer a parcel of what he deserves in return; his rights had already been forfeited by more than that extent. (43 words)
This Scarborough outpost serves up a delightfully unique Caribbean-Mediterranean mash-up: kicky jerk-spiced gravy, deeply flavoured from slow-roasted chicken bones, is ladled atop fries, shredded mozzarella cheese and moist jerk chicken shawarma. (35 words)
But if that’s the gravy ladled onto those geese, the commissioners need to take a gander at their own raises. (21 words)
Example sentences (6)
But if that’s the gravy ladled onto those geese, the commissioners need to take a gander at their own raises.
The mushy peas were ladled generously over the chips.
This Scarborough outpost serves up a delightfully unique Caribbean-Mediterranean mash-up: kicky jerk-spiced gravy, deeply flavoured from slow-roasted chicken bones, is ladled atop fries, shredded mozzarella cheese and moist jerk chicken shawarma.
This would be another benefit ladled on top of existing benefits.
It was stained black, as if someone had ladled tar over its bark.
If the suspect turns out to be guilty, then the police should be exonerated, for then they have only ladled out to the murderer a parcel of what he deserves in return; his rights had already been forfeited by more than that extent.